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Definition and Synonyms for もがく
1. | じたばた | 反対に対して懸命な努力をする |
Struggle | to exert strenuous effort against opposition | |
Synonyms: | あがく, もがく, じたばた |
Categories もがく is a member of
1. | 心懸ける | 努力を費やして試みる |
Strive | attempt by employing effort | |
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Conjugations for もがく
Plain Form
Polite Form
Tai Form
Imperative Plain Form
Imperative Polite Form
Provisional Form
Conditional Form
Alternative Form
Potential Plain Form
Potential Polite Form
Passive Plain Form
Passive Polite Form
Causative Plain Form
Causative Polite Form
Causative Passive Plain Form
Causative Passive Polite Form
Colloquial Form
Formal Form
Classical Form (nu)
Classical Form (zaru)
Sample Sentences for もがく
少年は警察官からのがれようとしてもがいた。
The little boy struggled to free himself from the policeman.
そして今夜、彼女がアメリカで100年にわたって見てきた全てのものについて考えています。悲嘆や希望、もがきや前進、出来やしないと言われた回数、そしてあのアメリカ的信条を掲げて前進した人々、そう我々はできる、という。
And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America — the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.
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